China Southern Airlines Carried 1.6 Million Passengers During Recent Spring Festival; More Passengers Carried by China Southern Than Any Chinese Airline.

Business/Travel Editors

GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001

China Southern Airlines (NYSE:ZNH) (HKSE:1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, carried 1.6 million passengers during the recently concluded Spring Festival -- more passengers carried than any Chinese airline during the same time period.

During a 40-day period from Jan. 9 to Feb. 17, China Southern Airlines operated 14,145 flights, including more than 2,500 additional and charter flights. China Southern Airlines also moved 40,500 tons of cargo, mail and luggage, an increase of 29.3% from the same period in year 2000.

China Southern Airlines dominated all other Chinese airlines during the same time period -- carrying 1.6 million passengers, accounting for 22% of the total number of passengers carried by all of the Chinese airlines.

"Without question, China Southern Airlines was the No. 1 airline during Spring Festival 2001 period, safely carrying the lion's share of vacationers throughout China and our various Southeast Asia and international destinations," said Li Kun, vice president of China Southern Co. Ltd.

Ranked No. 1 in passengers carried in China for the past 22 years, China Southern Airlines (www.cs-air.com/en) connects more than 80 cities around the globe.

Major business and vacation destinations served in China include Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, as well as international service, including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore and Sydney.